How to Start a Startup | Session 3 - Girish Mathrubootham

[@madhavavenkatesh1231]

I did a revisit to this video after the Freshworks IPO, they had a plan and they stuck to it and here they are... Well done Girish and team

[@heythereitsajay2]

Same here. Goosebump moment!

[@duncanimani6780]

@@heythereitsajay2 I have a profitable project and hope to cooperate with you.

[@learningarena7949]

Channel name: Learning Arena Category : Educational Support ❤

[@antoliven8543]

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[@lakhandeswal2732]

Key lessons from this session :- - Riding the wave = take on a macro trend that's working(i.e; focus on growing industry) and build something in that , it is much easier to win than going against the trend. - If you can spot the talent in an individual and then map it to the job role that they are playing in an organisation, you unlock true potential of the employee. - If you are playing in a market. when you don't get into leadership mode , you don't get invited to the deals. - If you want to be taken seriously you go after the biggest (market leader) but your product have to be world class. If you are able to launch as an alternative to the dominant market then you will be invited to the party. -Do remarkable things to stand out. If you are a startup it's not okay just to stay somewhere quiet and build it and hope that they will come, they will not come, you have to create a remarkable product and make some noise and go against the best and make sure that people sit-up and take notice. - It's relatively easier to build a company that is loved by shareholders but it's much much harder to build a company thats loved by employees, loved by customers and also loved by the shareholders. It's hard but it is worth trying.

[@sajithpb]

Great summary. To add Don't focus on the elephant. Focus on the rabbits and deers. Make volume and get the same or bigger amount of revenue.

[@subhamsubham5507]

Thanks bros !

[@suchanderreddy]

After Fresh Works got listed on NASDAQ, KZbin felt that it is the right time to show this video.

[@oscar5584]

What makes him special is his "humbleness"

[@pathylakshman1059]

Because, he is Tamilian

[@namanmehta1969]

@Lawson Frederick how much did you pay

[@harrissaga9337]

@@pathylakshman1059 not according to dmk

[@senthilkumar888]

Cause Rajinikanth is his inspiration

[@hulk8384]

@@harrissaga9337 lol

[@ranganathanr5675]

Lots of good takeaways for SaaS startups. The clarity of thought that Girish has is scintillating. No wonder they are where they are now.

[@jksalamon]

This video will become a masterclass. It will definitely age well. Look to come back again after a decade.

[@UnsoloTraveler]

I am here after the Freshdesk IPO :) Thank you for sharing your remarkabe story. It gives hope and encouragement to fellow entreprenuers to build in India and sell globally.

[@rprasannahsr]

Awesome Girish. All u spoke is from ur heart. We could see ur zeal and enthusiasm in ur words. Hats off Girish..

[@SreeAn]

He is an inspiration for a lot of people. Probably he is mentoring some people already. Hope more world class product development companies come from India.

[@dhamu_ram]

Between 16:48 and 18:54, the camera person focuses on the audience and missed the contents of the slide, which gives the data about Indian operation, please pause at 16:34 to get a view of the data.

[@Abi3lol]

I realised

[@shashanklakshmisha5052]

Tq bro. That was indeed highly relevant data. Even though I donno anything much abt Saas models

[@AARSG24]

Shanmuga engineering college student giving speech to IIM students. Vera level mass !!!

[@princeofheaven19]

shanmuga is a very good college, also if education is a milestone then college dropout ritesh agarwal also came to this series

[@ayanbanerjee5508]

More than appreciatinng milestones we should appreciate the struggle...

[@aayushgoel92]

Arguably one of the best talks I've seen in a while.

[@srujannakidi]

thank you IIMA for sharing this with all.

[@AbdulHaiMi]

❤

[@duncanimani6780]

I have a profitable project and hope to cooperate with you.

[@DrCNNarayana]

Interesting to listen to your life and career story linking it to startups and the conviction to build a robust organization, valuation process and opportunities opening up as well. Glad to know that FreshDesk is doing well..Dr. C.N.Narayana

[@elroylopes983]

Key take away for me would be, it's never too late to start, thanks Girish, team and IIM A for sharing this, appreciate it!

[@vashitwa]

Indeed. I have started at 37-38 and I am still waiting for my big break. After 2.5 years, I have my family taken off with some balance left to scale up. No regrets.

[@elroylopes983]

@@vashitwa way to go! Sky is the limit, wishing you the best ahead

[@virtualmaze2041]

One of the best speech with humbleness and simplicity.

[@tomvarghese87]

If you are not inspired by Freshworks story you will never be inspired ever. This has to be Indias biggest start up success story

[@motiverendesitater6882]

modi govt will raid him and will tag him as anti national as he did to infosys.......startup attitude will die, if such party keeps ruling india......everyone will shift to US

[@oris2723]

@@motiverendesitater6882 then why stock market is all time high and American investors are pumping money in Indian buisnesses?

[@DhivakarKumar]

They way he approached the business module is fabulous, like from starting play in big league with top competitor's

[@prasads24]

What a fascinating story!! Girish is humble, down to earth and a leader with Empathy for customers. Thanks KZbin for recommending this video.

[@kumar198222]

Spot the talent, map it to the job they do. That's the way to unlock potential 😊

[@omkarsawant7933]

Thanks for publishing this IIMA & Girish for explaining it in such a great detail.

[@parthasarathy4124]

Worth spending time on this video. Gearing up the confidence

[@deepakgonda3102]

I'm here after his freshworks made headlines. He's such a humble charecter with deep insights in his business. Simple yet poweful speech delivery. Lot to learn and absorb from him.

[@nirmalasoundararajan7866]

He is so Humble Stay blessed Girish

[@karthicks1091]

Girish you made my day.. your success is by your talent which you have

[@FahmiEshaq]

Great talk! its good to hear about startups from people with different backgrounds, ethnicities. I get new insights

[@padmagovindaswamy9058]

I like your approach and the way you articulate it.

[@GauravJaiswalGJ]

Sridhar Vembu the CEO of Zoho Corp should be invited who has build an Empire in the SaaS industry with no External Funding. Girish worked at Zoho for 8+ years and then left Zoho to start his software service. Check 9.08 min there is a chop.

[@codeforcause1207]

Why do you think they don't want us to know that?

[@rajchoudhary4349]

Nice narration and inspiring..!! Glued to his speech.. quite a depth in analysis and logical thinking..!! Just cane here after the BT interview today. Nicely poised by abhya and Girish..!! Inspiring storey from chennai to Sillicon valley..!!

[@MrIllayapallavan]

Such a insight session -Model to be loved by Customer,Employee,Investor is worth trying - Wise saying

[@mihirshah4345]

A session full of insights and experiences! Awesome one!

[@sajalgolas1873]

To the point presentation. Hats off Girish.

[@chockalingamalagappan1693]

Good Talk. Point 1 was riding the wave ,point 2,3 are against the wave .This model is agile . Advice : Girish was VP of a SaaS Company .So his vast experience( Point 1 ) gave him the success .So all entrepreneurs must note this . Also the company played with the career of freshers engineer (albeit successfully),education basics are needed to strengthen the work experience .Sometime such a track change can be disastrous for freshers Important point is the environment needed to sell software in India is not easy and rewarding unless it is a huge government contract .So unless you can spend at a global level don't jump into the software entrepreneurship

[@rajkosaraju]

Excellent presentation of SaaS. What a marvelous story!! Girish is humble, down to earth and a leader. Very simple and worked the hard way up. His Company is now Nasdaq listed. Way to go!

[@faketrial]

He worked at Zoho as VP-product. If you deeply analysis Zoho's sales strategy & focus is also on SMBs. Nothing new in his approach but the way he executed the plan is commendable.

[@akashrathod9617]

His attitude nailed his presentation.

[@kamalc79]

Great to go through the full session and nice to hear about the experiences and QA part... Learnt a lot...

[@karthikram0000]

Very good articulation.. First time simple and clear

[@manishjoshi1296]

Thanks for sharing such insightful stories here about indian startups

[@dinesh6932]

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[@khajarehan]

This session is so good. Brilliant.

[@arvind_purushotham]

Loved the way he ended..good PR

[@girishbv6713]

Only KZbin knows your inner feelings ... I keep on ignoring and it keep on popping up... That too after IPO...

[@rtn.pdg.n.govindaraj_gopi8067]

Very inspiring Mr.Girish...Gopi, Prime college of Architecture, Nagapattinam

[@long.live.with.me.]

Hearing this while doing my work on fresh desk

[@big-blade]

I am happy because, KZbin thought I might see this video!

[@babaiyermanispiritualandpo2062]

To get success start meditation satsang laughing dancing singing walking fasting and music are best medicine's of the world.

[@navs8603]

What an amazing clarity of thought!!

[@Rocky-Bhai-12345]

Most excellent session on this channel

[@renganathanofficial]

One of the best talk ever saw 🔥

[@juancarlosvaleron4850]

What a phenom and ex-Zoho!!

[@girishshirigannavar7364]

Very insightful in product, marketing & sales fronts.

[@whynesspower]

Damn Freshworks launced its billion dollar IPO at Nasdaq today! This guy probably has atleast $400 million dollars! My next inspirational genius!

[@motiverendesitater6882]

modi govt will raid him and will tag him as anti national as he did to infosys.......startup attitude will die, if such party keeps ruling india......everyone will shift to US

[@abushaeed30]

Billion dollar IPO with 13B valuation.. this guy is a Billionaire...FYI

[@emerson4747]

@@motiverendesitater6882 shut up if u don't know back end

[@kideboss7427]

@@motiverendesitater6882 wtf are you smoking dude

[@alur2981]

Great thought leader/inspiring speaker.

[@sudhindrakopalle7071]

What an inspiring story!

[@RawFoodVideos]

"sometimes good is not good enough" 30:30

[@taranathrakesh]

19:30: "This is Google's report, we were not able to "articulate" it like this, but this is what we were doing" --- very cool!

[@karann5613]

simple and impressive thanks @Girish

[@MrPhotographist]

This is gold! Thanks for sharing this.

[@vigneshwarp3462]

Golden speech.

[@rajeshm8898]

proud of u bro ...

[@geekmails]

Awesomest talk.

[@flyingwings9969]

incredible story....

[@padiyar]

CEO FreshDesk " lt is hard but it is worth trying to build a company that is loved by employees, customers and shareholders"

[@sdgupt]

Very similar story like puppet labs. I’m using them both currently.

[@citijayamala1]

Awesome. Thanks for sharing

[@babaiyermanispiritualandpo2062]

Anytime and everytime always respect mother father teacher and guru till death and firstly respect Human beings and next religion's and castes of the world.

[@saluvlogs4477]

Thanks IIMA

[@smwagh123]

very good to hear from girish 👍

[@James-mk8jp]

"Do enough to get invited to the party" is a recipe for group think. Build world class stuff, but don't shy away from going against the grain. Software isn't that far along, there is a lot of potential for counter-culture ideas to flourish.

[@swaminathangnanasambandam5384]

Mit, iits, iims are just buildings. Real talent example is here.

[@The-Boring-Guy]

Very well explained. Great Talent Girish!

[@subhashrajagopal9003]

my two cents - Girish is not god, people are listening and as well engaging in mobile, but I see people commenting in negative way! This could change in India .. Great people got into IIM A, but i’m sorry there is a big gap in soft skills nobody said hello or set some context before talking, straight got into main Qs. Maybe this could be mapped to girish’s point there is lack of focus on UX or Product design. (stretch analogy, cheers to people who got it)

[@viewer9022]

Yes u are right but does it require ux design for sas based company .

[@laragarg]

Legit gold 💯

[@babaiyermanispiritualandpo2062]

❤️💓💖💕 touching Speaking looking videography editing and presentation.

[@ajit31ytut]

Very inspiring and insightful

[@alur2981]

He basically is saying you dont need to be in silicon valley for muffins and coffee. You can be home, while you take your company global!!

[@AshokKumar-wf7lp]

Nicely said..

[@aravindramesh93]

+1 to the revisited list after the IPO :)

[@sdineshkumar1987]

These audiences would be more enthusiastic if he deliver lecture now.

[@krutarth_suthar]

Waiting for session 1 & 2 !

[@heythereitsajay2]

Upvote If you are re visiting after the FreshWorks IPO!

[@pranavkumar5005]

Yes. Project superstar Rajinikanth

[@anshuldhakar9007]

Also, watch Money Matters with Shradha Sharma | Girish Mathrubootham...

[@jksalamon]

Thank you going there next

[@mayurdugar03]

Really Valueable! Thank you Sir.

[@indavarapuaneesh2871]

Woah !! Inspiring.

[@shreequo]

A great initiative 👍

[@ABHISHEKKUMAR-nj7mt]

incredibly smart man

[@DARSHANLDCE]

Inspiring! 👍🏻

[@antonypeter5410]

Amazing inspiration 💫

[@freshfast6197]

23:10 27:05

[@tushars9861]

Truly insightful

[@Kevin-uc3ir]

Business acumen is more important than Technical prowess

[@VamsiKrishna-ls5fk]

what a story brother. Dreams do come true !

[@DineshKumar-vq4gh]

Few of them were always on Mobile.. May be they were already exceeded Steve jobs in their mind

[@Ritvik0011]

@dineshkumar They are like making blogs. From there mobile phones. Like in Steve jobs. Speech..😂😂

[@oris2723]

It's the power of internet they got into iim but we got the knowledge from the interview which was just meant for them

[@chiragsolanki1725]

Awesome...!

[@tronlabdotin]

Wisdom Rain ☔ 🙏🇮🇳😊

[@abhipatil4844]

Too good

[@tylerdurden-vt2mh]

19:00 the forecast and the achivement

[@tharunjosh]

I agree with every point this person is saying. I am in the same path 😊

[@kewalagrawal6539]

By riding the wave he meant copy all the features from Zoho's product

[@doge5995]

Well, not that you're wrong, but Zoho copied the office suite from Google, which in turn copied it from Microsoft's offline office. But in some sense, since he was a Zoho employee, him starting a very similar stack of products and even pulling some of Zoho's employees is a direct violation of non-compete clause, if Zoho had one. It would be interesting to know if he and Zoho's founder are on good terms :D

[@kewalagrawal6539]

@@doge5995 haha..agreed on the copying thing....ya Zoho has woken up since then...it has sued freshdesk now

[@doge5995]

@@kewalagrawal6539 that's interesting to hear. Zoho seems like the hippie, with it's unique hiring experiments and village campuses and I get a feeling like I'm watching Bradley Cooper on limitless from Freshworks. They are not perfect, but they're cool.

[@kewalagrawal6539]

@@doge5995 Bradley Cooper from limitless or Edward Norton from Italian job 🤣..ya Zoho is a hippie but I somehow respect it's founder Sridhar vembu...that guy has built up a billion dollar empire from local talents and not to forget totally bootstrapped ...I mean who would even think that in today's time given vc's jst close there eyes and pour funds into ur pocket

[@RajKumar-nu9rb]

@@doge5995 Man it was first zoho who launched the office suite. After 6months of Zohos launch google brought a company to lauch their suite.

[@karthikeyanak9460]

Excellent!